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Remembering Rajiv Ruparelia (January 2, 1990 – May 3, 2025)

By James Kabengwa. KAMPALA. Ugandans woke up to a wave of sorrow on Saturday with the heartbreaking news of the sudden death of Rajiv Ruparelia, who passed away in a tragic road accident. His demise has left a deep wound not just in his family, but in the hearts of many Ugandans who admired him as a visionary leader, a kind soul, and a man who carried a bright torch for his country’s future. Police said a vehicle, a Nissan GTR registered UAT 638L that Rajiv was driving heading from Kajjansi to Munyonyo lost control after hitting temporary barriers installed at the roundabout section of the flyover, towards Busabala, causing an accident. The vehicle overturned and caught fire, according to police. Rajiv died on the spot. Rajiv, born on January 2, 1990, was not just the son of Sudhir Ruparelia—one […]

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Parliament to assess Govt investment in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort

Parliament’s Committee on Trade, Tourism, and Industry has tasked Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited to provide audited financial statements after it emerged that the facility has not been officially audited for the last four years, reportedly due to the delayed appointment of government representatives to the Board. Munyonyo is a partially government-owned Vitoria Lakeside five-star hotel resort in Kampala sitting on a 90-acre land. Through the Uganda Development Corporation – UDC, the government holds 25 percent shares or 15,061,309,120 shares out of the 60,244,836,480 paid-up shares in Munyonyo. While appearing before the probe Committee on Thursday, Dr. Patrick Birungi, the Executive Director of UDC revealed that Munyonyo Resort has no audited financial statements for the Financial Year 2019 and 2022 due to the delayed appointment of government representatives to the Board. The Committee chaired by Charles Okello the Nwoya East County […]